After attacking a local union leader, Trump scales back his Carrier boasts - while announcing his controversial choice for Labor Secretary, fast-food executive Andy Puzder. Lawrence discusses with Robert Reich and Leo Gerard. watch

In this post-election holiday season, some are deciding to set politics aside help the K.I.N.D. Fund for Kids In Need of Desks in the African nation of Malawi where most school students sit on the floor. watch

Women’s reproductive rights activist Sarah Slamen explains why Governor John Kasich (R-OH) should veto a new set of abortion restrictions that would ban the procedure before most women even know they are pregnant. watch

Trump tweeted an attack at Chuck Jones, President of Steelworkers Local 1999 in Indiana after Jones corrected Trump on the number of jobs Carrier is keeping in Indiana. Trump then blamed workers for the job loss. Chuck Jones, David Corn and Ana Marie Cox join Lawrence. watch

Electoral College member Christopher Suprun, a Republican from Texas, wrote a New York Times op-ed announcing he cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump. He joins Lawrence O'Donnell to explain his decision. E.J. Dionne joins. watch

Donald Trump picks a new fight with American company Boeing, as Carrier's union leader said today Trump "lied his a-- off" when he claimed to have saved more than a thousand jobs at an Indiana factory. Lawrence talks with John Heilemann and Kurt Andersen. watch

Lawrence talks to Dave Archambault, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and actor and activist Shailene Woodley about the Army Corps of Engineers' decision to block the Dakota Access Pipeline. watch

On #GivingTuesday, we met KIND Fund scholarship recipient Joyce Chisale, who is a poet and wants to be a doctor. Lawrence shares some of his favorite reactions to her poem “Little by Little” and explains what Joyce teaches all of us. watch

It is against the law for a Secretary of Defense to have served in the military in the previous seven years, but Gen. James Mattis only retired three years ago. Jeremy Bash and Phyllis Bennis join Lawrence to discuss whether Mattis should be confirmed. watch

Donald Trump has broken nearly 40 years of foreign policy precedent by taking a phone call from the president of Taiwan, possibly doing irreparable harm to the United States' relationship with China. Lawrence discusses the fallout with James Fallows. watch

As an evacuation deadline looms for the protesters supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Jane Fonda voiced her support for them in an op-ed. Lawrence remembers Fonda's history with Native Americans and what's at stake come Monday, the day of the deadline. watch

Donald Trump touted the agreement to keep jobs at the Carrier plant in Indiana as a win for workers, even though the company still plans to move over a thousand jobs to Mexico. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich joins Lawrence to discuss. watch

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Lawrence O’Donnell brings his extraordinary background in politics and entertainment to “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” airing weeknights on MSNBC. Drawing upon his experience as a former chief of staff on the Senate Finance Committee and as an Emmy-winning executive producer and writer of “The West Wing,” O’Donnell gives the last word and rewrites the most compelling stories of the day.